Update distribution roadmap.
Update pull through cache status. Add section for metadata storage. Signed-off-by: Richard Scothern <richard.scothern@gmail.com>master
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							|  | @ -103,20 +103,20 @@ via IRC or the mailing list and we can talk about adding it. The goal here is | ||||||
| to make sure that new features go through a rigid design process before | to make sure that new features go through a rigid design process before | ||||||
| landing in the registry. | landing in the registry. | ||||||
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| ##### Mirroring and Pull-through Caching | ##### Proxying to other Registries | ||||||
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| Mirroring and pull-through caching are related but slight different. We've | A _pull-through caching_ mode exists for the registry, but is restricted from  | ||||||
| adopted the term _mirroring_ to be a proper mirror of a registry, meaning it | within the docker client to only mirror the official Docker Hub.  This functionality | ||||||
| has all the content the upstream would have. Providing such mirrors in the | can be expanded when image provenance has been specified and implemented in the  | ||||||
| Docker ecosystem is dependent on a solid trust system, which is still in the | distribution project. | ||||||
| works. |  | ||||||
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| The more commonly helpful feature is _pull-through caching_, where data is | ##### Metadata storage | ||||||
| fetched from an upstream when not available in a local registry instance. |  | ||||||
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| Please see the following issues: | Metadata for the registry is currently stored with the manifest and layer data on | ||||||
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 | the storage backend.  While this is a big win for simplicity and reliably maintaining | ||||||
| - https://github.com/docker/distribution/issues/459 | state, it comes with the cost of consistency and high latency.  The mutable registry | ||||||
|  | metadata operations should be abstracted behind an API which will allow ACID compliant | ||||||
|  | storage systems to handle metadata. | ||||||
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| ##### Peer to Peer transfer | ##### Peer to Peer transfer | ||||||
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